The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-02-03


and he was extravagant besides. When
the publishers of the Illustrated Ne0s
complained that he sent them too few
drawings, he put the responsibility on
the blockade and the difficulty Of sending
letters safely through the lines. At one
time, after he had exhausted every other
resource, he informed his publishers that
his horse had been attacked aud eaten by
bears in the Blue Ridge mountains, aud
that he had consequently been compelled
to make draft for an amount sufficient
to enable him TO purchase another. Poor
bears
first saw Vizetelly during the fight at
Fredericksburg, in December, 1862. Just
as he was commencing sFetch q shell
dropped somewhere in the neighborhood,
and Vizetelly took his departure without
ceremony. But what jolly fellow he
was, and how full of jest and anecdote
Somehow he reminded me Of Count
Fosco in The Women in White, but there
was surely nothing of the villain in Viz
etelly, though he could not be considered
very refined.
The end of it was sad enough. Vizet-
ely continued to visit different parts Of
the world in the employment of the
Illustrated Nea0s, and at last found him.
self in Egypt at the time that Hicks
Pasha organized an army for campaign
against Ell Mahdi. Vizetelly accompa-
MED The ill.fated command, which, it
will be- remembered, was surrounded by
the rebels and literally cut to pieces. It
was reported that Vizetelly had been
taken prisoner and was detained in the
Soudan, having made himself useful as
amateur surgeon aad physician, of the
sort. For long time it was hoped that
something might be heard of him, but
his friends have given him up, and there
is no longer a doubt that he died the
death in the midst of band of braves
the officers of the command, who, with
Gen. Hicks at their head, fought to the
last.
With vizetelly duriLg ths Gettysburg
campaign was the Hon. Fssncis Lawley,
the younger aon of an Irish peer, and
who was then the special correspondent
ofthe London Times, in which capacity
he received a salary OF Eve thousand dol.
lars year.
Mr.. Lawley was strikiugly distinguish.
ed in appearance, and handsome as we'll.
His manners, too, were perfect, and it
would be impossible to find anywhere 8
better specimen of an Irish or English
gentleman. Every one was charmed
with him, and he was delighted with his
Confederate friends. Soon he became ar
enthusiastic believer in Confederate suc-
cess. Two days before the beginning OF
the terrible fight at Gettysburg be sent
letter to the Times, in which he predicted
q brilliant and o7erpowering victory for
our side. No one felt our defeat at Get
tysburg more sharply than he did. Mr..
LIwley returned to England shortly
before the ond Of the war, and is now, ]
think, one of the "leader" writers for the
London lslegraph.
I had almost forgotten to mention q
young Irishmau, named Sanderaop, who
reported to Gen. Fitzhugh Lee as vol
uuteer aide de.camp in February, 1866.
Sandersou was under fire for the fret,
time ut Five Forks. When the picket
firing began couple of rife balls passed
over the heads of Gen. Lee and his staff,
and caused SandeTson to ask, in some
surprise, "what that buzziDg noise wss |"
When he was told that it was the noise
made by the passage of riae ball
through the air he was quite satisfied.
Sanderson was warm.heatcd fellow, and
as. brave as the people of his race who
fought at Fontenoy. I understand that
he remained with Gen. Lee until the
surrender, or thereabouts, and after the
war sent to Gen. Lee handsome dia-
mond ring as q souaenir.
Doubtless there is much of interest
concerning foreigners in the Confederate
service, or who visited the South during
the war, that have forgotten, or have
not known, but it is pleasant to be able
to recollect, even somewhat vaguely, the
high qualities of such men as Fielden
and Ross, the military knowledge of
scheibert, the big heart and brawny arm
of Won Borcke, the sublime heroism of
Winthrop, the quips and crauks of Viz
ely, the fascinating ways of the cultiva-
ted Lawley, and even the courage of
poor Cavenlish, alias Short.-E. ". d.,
in Charleston Sunday Ne,cs.
Mum for Twenty Years.